ALBERT HARTLEY LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.8k | £13.8k |
| Current assets | £26.1k | £41.4k |
| Net assets | £-647 | £-1.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-03➖SOPER, Joshua Thomas resigneddirector
- 2020-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBERT HARTLEY LIMITED
- 2019-04-08➕JONES, James Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08➕SOPER, Joshua Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin David Soper Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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